Obviously, for reasons unknown to the mere mortals, the above only
applies to topics of the mere mortals of Debian, not to certain
members of the cabal. Some vital components of the Debian project
are better kept away from the public, or they could be flooded with
opinions or suggestions for improvement, or even <gasp> help
(ftpmasters, are you listening?).

Yes. If we weren't we might wake up one day and mistakenly think it
might be possible to have discussions on Debian lists that didn't
involve gratuitous insults.